Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power [belongeth] unto God.
Also unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Because thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:
When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.
